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I was a first year graduate student in sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison when I first learned that a large percent of our "foreign assistance" is in the form of military assistance, mostly to the Middle East. The year was 1989, and I was...
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Over the past 3 election cycles, I’ve raised over $7.7 MILLION for HUNDREDS of Democratic candidates at the federal, statewide and state legislative levels. For statewide races, I list every GOP state, no matter how deep red, because I trust people to...
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"The dead hand of the past clutches us by way of living people who are too frightened to accept change." Kim Stanley Robinson, Ministry for the Future Ben Noll is a meteorologist at the Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research in New Zealand. He is...
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I’ve written here in the Daily Bucket about Williams Loop a couple of times before, but it’s been an entire year since I was last there, and a change of scenery is often a good thing.� I get to ...
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If you are like me, you will need mental health breaks to maintain your sanity this year. For my part, I am starting my day with a great song, working alphabetically by song title (note: this does ...
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This is my second cartoon, ever. Since I can’t draw to save my life, but I can write, I use description to create the images with AI.�
If you like my work, please (rec, tip, and comment) and then ...
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Welcome to the Daily Kos Elections Live Digest, your liveblog of all of today's campaign news. You can find our collection of public data at dailykosdata.com .
Please note: The Live Digest is a ...
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The Kraken is a mythical sea monster originating in Scandinavian folklore that attacked seafarers with savage ferocity. Joe Biden in his recent speech unleashed the Kraken on college students who are protesting against the Israeli destruction of Gaza,...
by Alan Singer
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I don’t know about you, but I am having trouble washing the image of DJT in his jockey shorts and Brando-styled wife-beater from my mind. The storylines in this sordid tale lend themselves to mocking the former president for perhaps one of the more...
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President Biden is being criticized for his foreign policy in Israel, and perhaps with justification. Yet, there are some areas where Biden reduced military spending. When the United States pulled its troops from Afganistan, we reduced military...
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“I’ve got 50 people calling me, begging me … ‘I’ll cut off my right arm, sir. Please, I want to be the vice president.’” That’s insurrectionist Donald Trump bragging to donors about his many aspiring running mates over the weekend during a...
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Yes, for those of you who were worried that there was a worm eating RFK, Jr.’s brain, rest assured that is no longer the case. The New York Times has obtained a deposition from RKF, Jr.’s 2012 divorce proceedings where he has stated “I have cognitive...
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A Moment With The Next Senator From New Jersey Via The Daily Show, Rep. Andy Kim (D) is on a mission to restore faith in government...by actually taking seriously the governing part: Happy Wednesday. And now, our feature presentation...
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As Eric Levitz put it in� New York m agazine�not long after Joe Biden took office : Biden’s COVID-Relief Bill Is a Big F**king Deal More than 1 million unionized workers �
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Good morning, Gnusies!
I hope everyone’s having a wonderful day, a day with boundless potential, full of optimism and hope for a better future.
And I hope some good news can make it better.
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First, I have to give credit to Brainwrap and Daily Kos Elections for their excellent work. Without them compiling the data and sorting it out to highlight the most need, this ...
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Hello, everyone. Good morning, afternoon or evening, and welcome to this edition of Elsewhere in Focus. You can find all the articles in the series here (along with my other diaries). “Iran is bombing Syria. Turkey is bombing Syria. Israel is bombing...
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Recently WRTI introduced me to� The Hot House West Swing Orchestra �—�Hot House West, for short.�
Established in Salt Lake City, Utah, Hot House West creates a unique flavor of hot jazz, drawing ...
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Welcome to White House Picture of the Day
Showcasing a photo from the White House Photography staff, led by Adam Schultz.
Feel free to join us anytime and share with us what is happening in ...
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